Subject: Arrest sanctuary leaders?
Trump official suggests arrests of ‘sanctuary’ leaders could happen
Lee O. Sanderlin
5/2/2025 5:22 p.m. EDT

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
After several warnings, White House border czar Tom Homan implied Thursday that local officials could be arrested if the White House determines they are impeding immigration enforcement. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Cities and counties in Maryland could be subject to the Trump administration’s definition of sanctuary

The Trump administration’s strongman approach to immigration enforcement may soon lead to the arrests of elected officials who are presiding over so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions, as the president’s team tries to compel cooperation with its deportation policies.

President Trump signed an executive order earlier this week directing the Department of Justice to identify sanctuary cities and determine what forms of federal funding they receive could be terminated if they don’t comply with the White House’s crackdown. Dubbed the “border czar,” White House advisor Tom Homan insinuated that federal authorities could take things a step further

“Wait to see what’s coming,” Homan said Thursday when asked if federal agents would arrest the leaders of those jurisdictions.

“You cannot support what we’re doing, and you can support sanctuary cities if that’s what you want to do, but if you cross that line to impediment or knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien, that’s a felony and we’re treating it as such,” Homan said.

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